pulling back to give you a wider view, you can see a big storm off shore that is wrapping thundershowers out around the bay area, taking a look at the 24 hour rainfall total we've had a soaking at mount st. helena. over an inch in concord. nearly an inch in san jose. there is more on the way. animation start agent 7:00 this evening shows bands of showers coming into the bay area maybe a thunderstorm or two. i'll give you a look in just a moment. >> spencer, thank you very much we have live team storm watch coverage tonight from throughout the bay area, people in the south bay and damage in the east bay. let's begin in march yint county. wayne? >> we've seen all kinds of weather today. we're standing here new with the

golden gate behind us. for nows, it's clear. we have watched squalls blowing in and through all day long weshg needed this water, some better, some worse. are you looking for someone enjoying weather today? that would be doc miles from san francisco. >> it's perfect weather to get wet. >> speaking of contrasts and wet nets, how did allen get into this mess? what is he thinking? >> i know why people might have this. >> the good cheer, and his car, latest victims in what locals know to be a recurring problem at the exit in mill valley. a park and ride, now paddy. good thing house boats float and docks float. land does not float. >> yes. sometimes we've taken our kayaks and just kayaked out.

gone down the road. >> this would be a day best suited for ducks not selling furniture. here is an effort using high water. >> this is positive. it works >> this is not an advertisement, but it is. >> it is winter. we're in a drought z... this come was a territory. from marin county abc7 news. >> let's turn to east bay now. abc7 news reporter watching creeks filling up with rain water in danville. sergio? >> reporter: this afternoon, we've watched people come just to sit and gaze at the san ramone creek the falls here are not flooded people say, actually this is normal for a rain. they've seen so few of them. and of course, while rain is welcomed, it did bring problems. from sky seven you can see large

hole in the roof. inside, workers cleaned up the mess on the factory floor. >> it was in the top of the roof. it brought down in the pipes. it opened. so a lot of water came down. >> most water damage from busted fire sprinkler system the owner of the factory says no one was injured when the roof collapsed. but it did damage equipment. the repair company told us they've been busy patching up leaks in homes and businesses. in danville, this tree blocked road up to the historic park site. one of the morning passes was unpassable all morning. another downed tree took out power. >> i think two hours. they got out here. i don't blame them. it's pouring down rain. there is no way, jose, boy have blamed them for not coming sooner. >> she discovered an outage.

no electricity meant it's chilly. she wore the sweater all day a cording to pg&e, 700 customers were without power because of storm damage. crews worked fast to fix the problem. one woman is now hoping the rain doesn't come at wednesday. >> storm left a mark in san francisco. drivers interstate 280 ignored warnings that were posted. it's now reopened after being covered in sand from the beach >> caltrans blames copper thieves. one crew called patrol to help people inside of the car stranded along a section of

highway 187. apparently someone stole the copper cable that delivers power to a pumping station. caltrans says this happens all the time. >> 2012 caltrans has to repair damage done by copper wiring thieves they hit everything. traffic lights... >> unbelievable problem. crews used portable pumps to remove rain water that will remain on stand by until equipment is repaired. now, to abc7 news reporter david louie in santa cruz mountains live. there has been flooding sure, but wind has been biggest problem right? iet has been. you're right. you know mountain towns tend to take the brunt of the sheer elevation. however, all day long, they've been dealing with runoff and flooding with fallen trees and some minor slides.

storms bring unexpected tree toppling over and landing in the middle of the road. crews had to cut up the pines so traffic can use the road near the town of davenport. >> i didn't hear about the power outages very small areas. nothing major. but we didn't get winds forecast, either. yet. >> pg&e crews fanned out to be ready as fallen trees or high winds did rip down lines heavy rain created a demand for sandbags a dump truck arrived with a welcome load. >> my garage is flooded so yeah. trying to keep it from really taking over. >> you know this kind of rain is due sooner or later. >> it's great. don't get me wrong. it's absolutely great. >> the mountains experienced strong wind gusts.

>> it's like wailing up the hill. lovely and exciting and fun. yeah. >> did you hear thunder? >> not much. >> crews were kept busy trying to prevent tree limbs from falling. kept richard busy all day. >> good for business we need rain. so... we need more rain so probably get more down. >> the rain did add between 3 and 4 ifrns of rain to mountain reservoirs three inches is only enough water to satisfy the drinking water needs for one day. in scots valley abc7 news. >> david, thank you. rain triggered dozens of accidents and fouled up freeways throughout the bay area. one woman died after two cars crashed into each other near interstate 580 in oakland patrol believes the woman was inside of the car when the other car hit it. >> the driver of a stolen truck died after crashing into a power

pole last night. witnesses say the driver lost control of the truck before hitting the pole, 1200 customers lost power and pg&e says it could be midnight where before the power is restored >> southern california hit harder than we have by the storm. it's beginning to drugger mudslides. here, you can see the mud slipping into backyards in january. just bone dry. reporter from our sister station in l.a. is in the city of glendora with a live update. >> reporter: good news is that rain stopped for new, but more is still in the forecast this, is the focus here. this is the mud flow. a little while ago, waits roaring. so much debris that is left behind here, including pieces like this that are going up and down the street.

crews are standing by because more reason is forecast tonight. they're here, ready to help people. mud rages down the streets soil coming right towards residents. >> this makes you think maybe it's time to leave? >> yeah. definitely. >> it's scarey. you don't know what is going to happen next. >> we're in the middle of one of the worst down pours of the day. officials say they can handle a half inch of rain the water went lieu the roof in this store. a clean sup now under way. >> looked like a water fall here. and rained harder here than outside. >> back close to foothills, dozers are trying to move rock asks debris left behind. rescuers still urging residents who stayed behind to get out, now. >> the mud flow problem is this.

i don't have fire trucks big enough to help you. >> it's in place, more rain forecast tonight and tomorrow with this very saturated ground. reporting live from glendora, ellis michaelson, abc7 news >> thank you very much >> our storm watch coverage continues throughout the coming hour. we'll follow live doppler seven hd as the next wave of weather rolls in. plus... >> that is a coward. >> she's talking about a campus police officer that shot her husband in the back. only on abc7 news. >> on the red carpet at the academy awards it's raining cats and dogs outside of the tent. but no matter to the people who hope to take an

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vic? >> the partner wants to know why officers used lethal force against them. the investigation is not over but waiting has been painful for lopez's family. laurie valdez grieves for the son they had together. she says the 4-year-old asks when his father will come home. >> nudging is going to bring back his father or pain he's going to go through and have to live with for his life. that is what hurts. >> she says he was a caring father. lopez was shot and killed friday by a san jose state police sargeant investigators say he opened fire when lopez, carrying a dry wall cutting saw charged at another

officer. police got a 911 call earlier in the day saying there was a man with a knife on campus. they found lopez block as way. the coroner determined that the 38-year-old man died from two gunshot wounds to the back. >> how is that? they were afraid for their lives? he was walking away. i don't understand. shooting him in the back? come on. >> valdez says her partner only spoke a little english. if a police command were given he probably won't understand. what is more, he was an undocumented immigrant. >> he would never challenge the law because he won't want to risk himself getting deported and never seeing his son again. >> she says lopez, who did gardening and odd jobs collected recyclables. she thinks he cutoff the saw on his walk. >> he didn't think twice about walking through campus witness oochl valdez says his body will

be sent to mexico for a funeral there. >> four of the six san francisco police officers indicted on corruption charges pleaded not guilty today in court. sargeant ian farminger faces six charges. officers roebls and yick face similar charges they were allegedly caught taking money, drugs and electronics from residential hotels one lawyer says he plans to challenge the evidence, which is at the heart of the government's case. >> the federal government doesn't want to ever concede that maybe they made a mistake and relied on evidence that isn't going to stand up. >> the attorney says the officers will not look for a plea bargain ask will insist on a trial. >> four men arrested today in connection with a murder of a 16-year-old fairfield girl. also booked today on murder and

criminal charges two of them under in investigators believe she was shot >> four men authorities believe caused a huge traffic tie up are now in custody. the men drove up. for some reason, hitting the suv seven times. they also recovered solen weapons. >> rain is not enough to end the worst drought in state history. officials say reservoirs there

at 70% is usually about 88% this time of the year. and is now asking residents to cut back by 25% and officials say because of the rain it's unlikely they'll require mandatory rationing. >> it's a rainbow seen over belmont today. >> this is beautiful. >> spencer is on the roof. >> we've had occasional sprinkles on the roof. thus, the umbrella. let's take a look at areas of showers around the bay area. light to moderate but locally heavy and some active here

to clover dale and beyond. minor showers there and look at this view. looking through the golden gate this is more dramatic and striking than it was earlier when i previewed it. right now, temperatures 56 degrees in san francisco. mid-50s at oakland and redwood city. and half moon bay. you can see low hanging clouds there over the bay. another live view these forecast features we'll see areas of showers and thundershowers overnight. sunny breaks occurring tomorrow afternoon mild and a slight chance of showers developing again on sunday. afternoon. here is a will being at our storm watch image during the

front that passed through today that intense low pressure system off shore with stormy weather. focusing south ward just a bit there is a flash flood watch in effect until morning for a wide area againing in monterey bay and moving south ward several more inches of rain there. and high surf advisory in effect until 8:00 this evening. and looking ahead, rainfall totals, on top of what we've had is another inch of rain possible in south bay mountains a winter weather advisory in effect for tahoe area.

so overnight, low temperatures low 50s overnight, tomorrow, morning showers give waying to partly sunny skies into afternoon, we'll see high temperatures climbing into mid to upper 60s near the bay and inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. again, showers may redevelop. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, a slight chance of showers or light rain. so we have a period of active weather continuing throughout next week we might get more rain. spencer, thank you. >> rain turns puddles into a playground. beautiful boats. >> looks like fun there. to track next storm down load abc7 news weather appp. >> stay with us. back with

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>> police busted a large pot-growing operation out of three homes in milpitas. just how expensive this was you can see plants there lined up underneath grow lights police seized 2,000 plants located inside of the homes. this plant has a street value of more than $2 million. two people were arrested. police say they were stealing electricity to light the operation. >> there won't be any advanced placement testing this may at a millbrae school that, high school that, got into trouble for the way it administered ap exams the college board decertified mills high school this week. last may, 224 students had test results invalidated because the school let students sit facing each other. the college board blamed the cost of the investigation for the decision. >> more still to come tonight on

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ramone area now. pulling back and looking at our animation see that storm generating wave after wave of moisture? we'll get more showers. some could be heavy we might get a thunderstorm or two. showers continuing pushing south ward tomorrow. away from the bay area. so early in the morning we may have lingering showers here but do expect partial clearing into afternoon hours. but be sure to get your umbrella because we have more showers coming our way. so you want to be prepared. >> great advice, thank you very much. this is very sad news a man in fresno county hit by lightning during this morning's storm. he was 36 years old found unconscious just after 11:00 in the morning. we're told he was there looking for work officials say wounds were consis stwent a lightning strike. he had entering wounds and exit wounds on his feet we don't have word n his

condition. >> an urban search and rescue team pulled a man from a swollen creek today. officials believe the man was living in a nearly homeless encampment and got stranded in waist high water around 5:30 in this morning. in southern california take a look. two men and dogs had to be rescued from the swift-moving los angeles river. workers got caught in the rising waters both transported safely to higher ground. >> tonight we're hearing more tall tales from a commander in the u.s. coast guard forced to resign after an investigation found he exaggerated prior military service. >> he pretended to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> when i confronted him he admitted he'd been lying to colleagues friends and wife.

they all believed his stories that he was a highly-decorated navy s.e.a.l. the u.s. coast guard auxiliary perform search and rescue, harbor patrols and keeping folk as way from events such as america's cup. >> welcome abrd. take your seats gentlemen, ladies. >> for 20 years jim van bleat has been a major figure in flotilla 1291 >> your title? >> i'm a commander. >> like many, he has prior military service. in the navy. and boy, he has some stories. he told me he got two purple hearts in vietnam. that is the ribbon at the top. in the middle with a gold star. >> i got tossed in the air by a mortar round like in the movies you go up, come back down on your head. >> two bronze stars.

with a gold star and v, for valor. . >> i don't usually talk about my medals and actions i was in until after midnight. half bottle of tech keela. >> about those, a gold trident. given to navy s.e.a.l.s. van bleat told me he wen on s.e.a.l. patrols to provide coordinates for bombing runs and he carried out a secret s.e.a.l. mission into north korea after capturing u.s. intelligence ship the pueblo. >> very frightening. we thought we're going to be vaporized. >> his tall tales caught up to him by a new push by veterans to expose phonies. someone snapped this picture and posted it to fake warriors web site. finally a february of the local coast guard was browsing pictures and recognized van bleat. he called retired navy s.e.a.l. don shipley, verified he is a

fake. >> i just check the name. i'll check your name. just like that. key strokes. i'll tell if you that guy was a s.e.a.l. that easy. >> then, i filed a freedom of information act request receiving records he served three years. >> those purple hearts not real. >> go ahead and expose me. go head. >> am i telling the truth or not? >> yes. >> he told me he figured this day would come and when his lies were exposed he'd just stop wearing the medals. >> it's probably would not have happened on my part if i, like other vietnam vets had received the respect due for the job they'd done. >> that is no excuse for these fi five retired navy s.e.a.l.s. some of their injuries are

parent. others are not. the surge in imposters angers them. experts believe there are as many as a thousand phonies for every living navy s.e.a.l. >> tell you how it makes me feel. i'd like to turn their birthdays off, no more ice cream and cake. but i'm a law-abiding citizen. iet makes it a crime to profit from lying about military awards. he works as a private eye. his web site says he was trained by naval intelligence and cia during three years in vietnam. after our interview he changed his web site, removing the picture ask preplacing it with this. he had a hard time apologize together real s.e.a.l.s who earned medals or to the families of those who fought, and died. >> you're not apologetic. >> i'm not. >> yes.

i am. a little bit distraught with you... >> in the boat? >> yes. of course. being exposed. >> i contacted u.s. coast guard and they launched an investigation he resigned so now, the case is closed. >> unbelievable. >> so long. i mean, family, friends. >> thank you >> talk about your iron clad alibi for missing school. >> how this film landed a electrical student at the white house today.

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critics say it favors wealthy. >> it's official. governor jerry brown launched a reelection today in oakland arriving to file his candidacy papers. he held that position from 1975 to 1983 elected to top post again in 2010. brown is 75, and says he loves his job. a fremont student had a good reason to miss school today she was at the white house. she created one of 16 films selected for the white house student festival. it's a stop motion film called discovery about how technology can benefit students. selected from 2500 enti tris.

to bring broad band to more schools. good for her. it's a big honor. >> nice project. >> just ahead we're going to be live in hollywood. a word about surprise on sunday at the oscars >> that is coming up. we're tracking next wave of the storm

we're giving away a year's worth of free movie tickets. >> there will be seven winners in all. everyone has three mer chances to win. >> all have you to do is like us on facebook.com and then fill out the entry form. >> okay. last minute preparations under way for the academy awards. >> ellen degeneres returns as host. >> yes. we're live tonight on the red carpet. she'll be with us all weekend. >> good evening, rain has been

on and off here, preparations about the weather. standing on plastic right now. you can't make out the red carpet. it's covered. as well. certainly, a little rain is not going to dampen a party here this weekend. part of getting ready for sunday includes pro curing 1300 bottles of champagne. to go with that, wolfgang puck is dishing about the food red carpet is out and a countdown, on to hollywood's biggest night a kad my awards. i'm excited. >> gravity leads with ten nom nayings. among nine films including captain phillips.

>> ellen deagaines res is returning. >> the question is what will i not be wearing. right sf >> she is funny but doesn't take cheap shots. >> the producers promising surprises. >> maybe some dancing. who knows? >> this time shows a mad dash to getted wholy wood ready and there is the fashion choices. >> is it coming up? >> with wolf gang puck preparing after the ker moeb. oof it's a royal feast. so preparation still underway here, lots of sawing and hammering. thick things going on behind us. we'll be out here as well. next live report at 11:00 tonight. stay with us i'll be here saturday evening as well, sunday night at 11:00.

and monday morn soing we have it covered. >> you look stunning. thank you very much. looking forward to your reports >> just send us a picture, right? oscar sunday this, sunday only on abc7. this year, you'll be able to watch the oscars live on the smart phone or tablet with watch abc app. >> we'll give you the exclusive access to behind the scenes moments everyone will be talking about. >> just go to abc7 news.com/apps. >> there is concern with about the rain. it could clear up there but what about here? >> we'll update the forecast. spencer, a tornado warn something >> yes. you think weather returned to us there

knight's landing until 7:00. no tornado touched down yet. that is some turbulent weather. we have a line of showers across northern sonoma county. that is about as turbulent as our weather at the moment. we can see thunderstorms rumbling off shore, 12, may pass throughout the bay area and shortly after 11:00 p.m towards midnight hour then continuing, showers tapering off giving way to partly sunny skies into afternoon. during afternoon, high temperatures rise to upper 60s and we're looking at seven day as head, active weather pattern with more chances of rain then. dan and cheryl? >> spencer, thank you very much. >> larry beil is now in with sports.

>> yes. >> yes. >> a lot of fun in new york. steph curry returning to madison square garden. you'll recall he dropped 54 on the knicks having another big game we'll have highlights next in sports.

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good evening, when steph curry visited madison square garden he lit up the knicks tonight warriors return to the world's most-fabulous arena against a reeling knicks squad. and steph came out firing coast to coast here. and play a little bit of defense. 20 at half, presently with 23 points the former new york david lee with a one hand and all status

you can tell by the former college player is their back up goalie. didn't have to get in the game. and shepherd with his second of the year tieing it up at one. buffalo retakes the lead in the third. it's 2-1, sabres. sharks lose 4-2. if you believe in conspiracies looks like something fishy went down. david wright rallied in the wee

hours of the morning to defeat eric soguard m that twitter contest. leading some to believe they didn't want their relative unknown beat out a star. it took a 25,000 vote to give wright the narrow victory. if there are hanging chads on twitter we'd be examining them now. the rest of the giants beat milwaukee 4-3. tiger woods in danger just missing the cut today. enjoying round two waiting for

someone to walk by. that is brandon dejong. trailing rory mcelroy. looks like his old self again. he's atopt leader board and has the lead going into the weekend in a pga tour event. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> higher tolls at golden gate bridge, how much more you'll have to pay. then we continue to track the storm moving through the bay area. we'll have live team coverage >> don't forget oscar sunday. our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m

. you can go to abc7 news.com. and look in the my picks section. >> you've heard a few bad apples spoil the barrel. wednesday as reported to you right here san francisco police department was rocked by scandal. five officers indicted and accused of crimes from everything from selling dope and stealing cash. this news only reenforces a skepticism of the police we tend to have in the bay area. this isn't an easy place to be a cop they should be held to the highest standard. the bad april yelz make news but they're very much in the minority. i know a lot of cops. most are decent, hard working

men and women. five san francisco police officers were indicted wednesday but what matters is remembering hundreds more in that department did their jobs that day. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook.ñi that is our report. i'm dan ashley. >> from the entire abc7 news team, have a good evening and a great weekend. ♪ ♪

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